MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
05/17/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
GAME ID: 567 - THURSDAY, MAY 17TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (23-18) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 2
Twin Cities Northmen (17-24) 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 X 6 6 0
Northmen Hand Houston 6-3 Loss
Twin Cities shortstop Buddy Shingleton played a vital role in his team's 6-3 conquest of Houston. He was 1-2 with a home run and a walk, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once for Twin Cities. Gerald Gross got the win, improving to 3-3. He pitched 8 innings, giving up 7 hits and 3 runs, while striking out 2 and walking 2. After today's action, Twin Cities sits at 17-24, while Houston falls to 23-18.

Twin Cities grabbed the momentum in the bottom of the fifth, when Shingleton hit a 3-run home run off Randy Robins. His 5th home run of the season put the Northmen out in front, 6-3.

"We've got great fans," said Shingleton. "I hope they got what they came for."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .298 3 23
L. Ward 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .245 4 15
M. Sisson CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .338 10 23
W. Fields 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .267 6 22
C. Fee C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .276 7 24
A. Amador 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .267 3 12
J. Burke LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .259 1 1
D. Martinez SS 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .189 0 5
R. Robins P 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .267 0 0
   D. Van Loon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Jackson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 2 2
   W. Manning P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 3 3 2 11      
a - B. Jackson pinch hit for D. Van Loon in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Martinez (3, 4th Inning off G. Gross, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frost 2 , M. Sisson , W. Fields , A. Amador , D. Martinez 2 , R. Robins
2-out RBI: A. Amador , D. Martinez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Robins
GIDP: L. Ward , A. Amador
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Amador (4)
CS: W. Fields (1)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Fields (6) , D. Martinez (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Clement LF 3 1 0 0 2 2 2 .289 2 12
M. Perez CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .227 0 7
D. Davalos 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .261 5 21
C. Jacobs RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .250 5 23
B. Shingleton SS 2 1 1 4 1 0 1 .243 5 19
R. Giardina C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .293 5 13
J. McCusker 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .161 0 1
D. Miller 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .225 2 15
G. Gross P 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .200 0 2
   a-E. Laub PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 2 5
   B. Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 6 6 6 5 6 22      
a - E. Laub pinch hit for G. Gross in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Davalos (9, 1st Inning off R. Robins, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. McCusker (1, 2nd Inning off R. Robins, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Shingleton (5, 5th Inning off R. Robins, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Davalos 2 , B. Shingleton 4 , R. Giardina , J. McCusker 2 , D. Miller , G. Gross
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Davalos , R. Giardina , D. Miller , G. Gross
Sac Fly: B. Shingleton
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Giardina-McCusker, Shingleton-McCusker-Davalos, Shingleton-McCusker-Davalos)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Robins L (2-3) 4.0 5 6 5 4 3 1 105 5.02   
D. Van Loon 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 29 1.88   
W. Manning 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 29 0.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Robins 29
Batters Faced: R. Robins 23, D. Van Loon 8, W. Manning 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Robins 1-8, D. Van Loon 2-2, W. Manning 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Robins 105-56, D. Van Loon 29-19, W. Manning 29-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Gross W (3-3) 8.0 7 3 3 2 2 0 121 2.59   
B. Williams SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 6.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Gross 56
Batters Faced: G. Gross 31, B. Williams 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Gross 10-10, B. Williams 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Gross 121-63, B. Williams 15-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Buddy Shingleton
Ballpark: Twin Cities Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 16 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 16980
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